Register of Scholars Admitted into Merchant Taylors School. Vol I Rev. Charles J. Robinson, M.A. 1882 NOTE: Vol II is beneath.

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Vii	THE Foundation of Merchant Taylors' School was one of the results of that revival of learning which marked the reign of Elizabeth and showed itself conspicuously in the growth of the Grammar School system throughout the kingdom. But, as contributory causes, we must also take into account the public spirit of the age and the increased wealth which the extension of commerce brought into the country. Never did the merchants of London occupy a higher position than in the sixteenth century, when cadets of noble and ancient families* thought it no degradation to take an active part in the commercial enterprises of the time, and, perhaps by virtue of their ancestry, possessed and displayed some nobler faculties than the mere greed of gold. Among the most opulent and large-hearted men of this class was a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company, Sir Thomas White, who had given ample proof of his zeal in the cause of education by founding, in 1557, St. John's College, in the University of Oxford. It is far from being improbable that either to him or to some other member of the Court may have occurred the idea of establishing in London a Grammar School which should bear the same relation to the newly-founded College which the twin foundations of William of Wykeham already bore to one another. Be this as it may, the first active step towards the realization of such a scheme, which was after- wards actually carried out, seems to have been taken by Mr.
34	1594 Edmond Jackson, elected to St. John's, Oxf. 1598, M.A. 1606. Chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester. Vicar of Evenley, Northants, 16 1 2. (Wilson : Baker's Northants.)
42	12 Aug 1600 John Jackson, s. of William merchant taylor.
119	1626 Thomas Jackson, b. 30 June, 1612.
171	1645 Joseph Jackson, second son of William goldsmith (decd.) b. in Leonard's, Foster Lane, 7 Jan. 1632.
228	1656 Stephen Jackson, eld. son of Stephen merchant taylor, b. in Katharine Coleman, 9 Mar. 1647.
240	John Jackson, eld. son of Andrew^ gent. b. at Bricklesey (Brightlingsea), co. Essex, 21 Nov. 1644. Stephen Jackson,* second son of the same, b. at Chatham, 11 Dec. 1646, *Stephen Jackson. Col. Chester cites the administration granted to her son, Stephen Jackson, of the effects of Ann Jackson, of St. Martin's in the Fields, widow, 21 Jan. 1736-7. It appears that she had two sons, one the landlord of the Half-Moon Tavern, in the Strand, and the other an officer in Col. Kirke's Regiment. {Chester's Westm, Abbey Reg, 347.)
269	11 Jun 1664 Will. Jackson, b. 12 Feb. 1653.
330	11 Sep 1693 John Jackson
338	10 Mar 1696-97 Peter Jackson, b. 13 Aug. 1684. Stephen Jackson, b. 7 Feb. 1684
340	11 Mar 1697-98 James Jackson

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1	REGISTER OF MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. 8 Mar. 1699-1700.
3	Daniel Jackson, b. 28 Mar. 1684.
4	Laurence Jackson, b. 20 Mar. 1691. Laurence Jackson son of Lawrence J. of London, admitted Pensioner of St. John's Coll. Cambridge, 1709, B.A. 17 12. Fellow of Sidney. M.A. 17 16, b.d. 1723. Rector of Great Wigborough. Preb. of Lincoln, 1747. Author of several religious books.
13	10 March 1704 Joseph Jackson, b. 28 Feb. 1688.
22	10 Mar. 1707 Thomas Jackson
	10 Sep. 1708. John Jackson, b. 27 Oct. 1694.
29	15 Sep 1710 Thomas Jackson Bryan Jackson* Bryan Jackson, elected to St. John's, Oxf. 1722, b.a. 1726. Died Fellow in 1733. He was son of James J. of Whitechapel, gent. (Mat Reg)
37	Joseph Jackson, b. 17 Jan. 1702.
38	5 Mar 1713-14 Thomas Jackson
41	11 Mar 1714-15 Henry Jackson
46	13 Mar 1716-17 Isaac Jackson, b. 21 June, 1704.
70	1727 Richard Jackson
100	1743 Richard Jackson
139	1775 John Jackson Ralph Jackson
140	Joseph Jackson Reuben Jackson
144	1778 Edward Jackson, b. 26 June, 1769.
156	1786 George Jackson
NOTE: There were several later entries, but my interest was in the earlier names – at least for now.